Russia condemns terrorist blasts in Jaipur

Moscow, May 14 (UNI) Russia today strongly condemned the terrorist blasts in Jaipur yesterday, calling for terrorists to be brought to justice as soon as possible.

''Evil acts such as these have no justification, and the organisers and perpetrators must face severe punishment,'' Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

''With profound grief, Moscow knew about the terrorist acts on May 13 in Jaipur, one of the famous historic and cultural centres in India, the statement said, referring to the serial blasts in which dozens of peaceful citizens were killed and hundreds were injured, many of them seriously.

We express our heartfelt condolences to the close relatives of those killed as a result of this barbarous crime and also sincere sympathy and pray the victims recover soon, it said.

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